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Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch ‘not fit’ to lead major international company, MPs conclude — Select committee also says James Murdoch showed ‘wilful ignorance’ of extent of phone hacking at News of the World — Rupert Murdoch is “not a fit person” to exercise stewardship of a major international company …
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Guardian:
Phone hacking: select committee report - live — MPs' verdict on News of the World phone hacking scandal expected to criticise James Murdoch, but fall short of accusing him of misleading parliament
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Media Decoder, New York Times and CNN
Press Gazette:
Myler, Crone and Hinton could face public dressing down — Three former senior News International executives could be summoned to the Commons to face a public dressing down from MPs over allegations they misled Parliament. The House of Commons will be asked to agree with the Culture …
Patrick Wintour / Guardian:
Phone-hacking report puts David Cameron in an uncomfortable position — The prime minister genuinely admires Murdoch, but he may feel uneasy at the sight of his MPs standing by the News Corp boss — David Cameron and his Conservative MPs now face the unappetising political prospect …
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paidContent
Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
NY Daily News editor Colin Myler misled MPs over hacking, report finds
NY Daily News editor Colin Myler misled MPs over hacking, report finds
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Mixed Media and Media Week
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
ABC: Newspaper circulation rose in last six months, 5% on Sundays — Newspapers across the country gained readers in the last six months, compared to the same period a year ago. Nationally, daily circulation was up .68 percent for digital and print at the 618 papers reporting …
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paidContent and NewsBulletin Connection
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
New York Times rising, WaPo struggling
New York Times rising, WaPo struggling
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NewsBulletin Connection and Gannett Blog
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
The Digg Team Is Going To WaPo, But The Assets Aren't — Has The Washington Post acquired Digg, as reported in The Next Web? Sort of. — We're hearing that the Post has hired the Digg team, but is not acquiring the site or the technology. In other words, this is a talent acquisition …
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VentureBeat and The Next Web
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Drew Olanoff / The Next Web:
Rumor: Digg to be acquired by The Washington Post (updated: site will remain, tech team transfers) — With a history only fitting an Internet business, Digg has seen the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows, and everywhere in between. — We've received a tips from multiple sources …
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paidContent, AllThingsD, Fast Company, eMedia Vitals, @edbott, The Verge, @mathewi, CNET, @rafat, @ckrewson and Business Insider
Alexis Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:
Where Do All Those BuzzFeed Cute Animal Pictures Come From? — BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti discusses the copyright implications of all the adorable cats, disappointed otters, and worried monkeys that grace the site. — It all started when I was looking at a photograph of an otter that was …
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Erik Wemple, Betabeat, eMedia Vitals and Business Insider
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Hulu, networks to change model of free streaming — Viewers who stream network TV shows may soon discover the free ride is not so free. Hulu, which attracted 31 million unique users in March under a free-for-all model, is taking its first steps to change to a model where viewers …
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Sayantani Ghosh / Reuters:
Demand Media on M&A radar after failed buyout bid; shares soar — (Reuters) - Shares of Demand Media Inc (DMD.N) rose 31 percent on Monday, following reports that an offer to take the company private fell through over the weekend, fuelling hopes that the online content provider may be up for grabs.
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eMedia Vitals
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Discovery Is Said to Pursue Revision3, a Web Video Company — Discovery Communications, the owner of Discovery and a dozen other cable channels, could soon scoop up Revision3, a maker and distributor of Web video shows. — The two companies are in talks that could result in a sale as early as this week …
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Beet.TV and TechCrunch
Kevin C. Tofel / GigaOM:
A brief history of Microsoft's e-reader efforts — Although Microsoft invested $300 million in a Barnes & Noble spin-off on Monday, this isn't the first time Microsoft played the e-book game. Typical for the company, it often has great ideas, but it errs on the timing.
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CNET, Digital Book World, Wired, paidContent and TechCrunch
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
At $1.7 billion, Nook is worth more than Barnes & Noble itself
At $1.7 billion, Nook is worth more than Barnes & Noble itself
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DealBook and Barnes & Noble, Inc.